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(No Mod-eh) B. ABRAMS.

FASTENING FOR BEDSTEAD SLATS.

N Patented Jun 23,1885.

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UNITED; STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VILLIAM B. ABRAMS, OF \VELLS, NEW YORK.

? FASTENING FOR BEDSTEAD-SLATS.

BPEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 320,741, dated June23,1885. Application filed Novemberlfi, 1883. (No model.)

T 0 all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WVILLIAM B. ABRAMS, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Wells, in the county of Hamilton and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFastenings for Bedstead-Slats; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and toletters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements infastenings for bedstead-slats, its object being to provide a cheap andeffective means which can be readily attached to the supporting-rail ofa bedstead, so as tohold the slats in position and prevent the siderails of a bedstead from spreading, said invention being applicable tobedsteads having flat bottoms of ordinary construction, as they are nowfurnished.

In the accompanying drawings, which illus trate my invention, Figure 1is a perspective view showing the parts of my invention. Fig. 2 is asectional view showing the slats in position, and Fig. 3 is a detailedview of the casting detached.

In the manufacture of bedsteads the side pieces are provided withsupporting-rails having recesses in which are placed the ends of thetransverse slats; and in the manufacture of the slats andsupporting-rails it frequently happens that the recesses in the rail donot correspond in size with the slats, and frequently the slats areshorter than desirable for a closefit; also, that the side rails areliable to spread and thereby allow the slats to become detached or fallfrom the recesses in the supporting-rails which are made for thereception of the same.

My invention is designed to overcome these difficulties in a cheap andeffective manner, and I accomplish the same by providing the ends of theslats with perforations and in attaching to the supportingrail a castinghaving an upwardly-projecting pin, which pin will fit in a perforationprovided for the reception of the same in the end of the bed-slat, thepin formed on the casting being of such construction that it willproject upwardly adjacent to the edge of the supportingrail.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Arepresents the side board of a bedstead, B the supporting-rail, and Cthe transverse slats.

The supporting-rail is provided with the usual recesses, indicated bythe letter Z), in which the ends of the slats rest.

The main portion of my invention, or the castings which I supply to thetrade, is indicated by the letter D, and said casting is pro-- videdwith an upwardly-projecting pin, (1, and wings I), which are providedwith perforations for the reception of screws, by means of which thecasting may be attached to the supportingrail B.

It will be seen in the accompanying drawings that the upper part of thiscasting is at right angles with the pin, and also that the inner side ofthe pin is vertical or on a line with the inner face of the casting,while the outer or opposite side projects beyond the outside face, bywhich means the pin projects up wardly beyond the recess 2) in thesupportingrail.

The bed'slat G is provided at a suitable point with a perforation orrecess, 0, which may or may not, as desired, extend through the slats.This perforation, as will be readily seen, is for the reception of thepin.

From the foregoing description as to the construction and application ofmy invention it will be readily seen that when the perforation c isplaced over the pin 1) the slats will be held securely in position andwill be retained so they cannot be displaced except by an upwardmovement, and when the slats are in position, or placed over the pin,the side rails will be prevented from spreading, and the side flanges orwings adjacent to the base of the pin extending sidewise at right anglestherewith will form a horizontal bearing for the slats should the lowerportion of the recess 1) not be out true or horizontal, so as to preventany rocking of the slats, thereby preventing creaking from a movement ofthe same.

I am aware that prior to my invention castings have been employed uponthe head and foot posts of a bedstead, so as to afford a support for theside rails, as shown in the patent of E. R. Ball, No. 10,731, datedApril 4, 1854:; also, that perforated castings which afford supports forthe bedsteads have been attached directly to the side rails; and I donot claim such, broadly, as my invention, as my invention is designedmore especially to prevent the rocking of the bed-slats and thespreading of the side rails, and forms a means which can be readilyattached to beds already manufactured.

It will be obvious that the castings herein described are of suchconstruction that they can readily and easily be applied to any of theordinary forms of bedsteads without necessitating the slightestalteration in the said bedstead, and that when so applied the upperedges of the side wings form positive bearings for the slats, therebypreventing the latter from resting unevenly, and, further, permittingthe slats to transversely hold the'side rails in position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

As a new article of manufacture, a casting, herein described, having abody portion approximately of a width equal to that of the ordinaryslat-receiving recesses formed in a bed stead-rail, and provided with astraight upper edge, a vertical lug or projection, d, formed integralwith said body portion, the rear face of both body portion and lug beingflat and flush with each other, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM B. ABRAMS.

Witnesses:

HIRAM F. BABCOOK, LEE ABRAMS.

